OVENS)

Of the ovens you are looking at the Wolf ovens are by far the best. The extra capacity of the Thermadore's are largely unuseable. Take the bakeware you would use for Thanksgiving diner to your local appliance store and see if you can fit a combonation in the Thermadore that you can't fit in the Wolf. I doubt it. Plus if you have the the extra capacity of a 48" range the extra size of the Thermadore becomes an even less relevant issue. GE Monogram is GE profile with different style door and upgraded racks.If you don't want to spend the money on Wolf look into Electrolux. The ones being shipped now should be coming from their brand new factory in Tennessee.

Dishwasher)

The KA Kude has a heating element but no grinder. These were designed for lower noise to compete with Euro dishwashers. The Bosch dries. It may leave some droplets on plastics and deep crevices but then again it does not put the wear and tear of cooking your dishes every dishwasher cycle.

48" Range)

If you have electric double ovens then you definetly want an all gas range. In general electric ovens are best for baking and gas for roasting meats. Electric wall ovens and gas range give you the best of both worlds.

A 48" Capital Culinarian All-Gas with self-clean has your name written all over it. In addition to a very hot broiler also comes with motorized rotisserie. And the rangetop has has powerful open 23K btu burners than can simmer down to 140-145 degrees.

Microwaves) Check out the Sharp Microwave drawer and see if you like. If not Sharp or Panasonic are very good. Or you can pay a pretty premium to get the same brand as your wall ovens so the doors and handles match.

Based on my experience, i’d never again purchase an Electrolux. We bought the model which was top- rated by Consumer Reports as well as an extended warranty. The oven never functioned properly and required 12 + repairs. The warranty did cover the cost of every repair but none of the repairs lasted long.

The repairs include replacing 2 control panels as well as trying to correct unreliable temperature settings. Perhaps the oven would show it was set to 350 but in reality never get above 250 ( we used an oven thermother to check the temperature). . Last week the oven simply died.

When did you buy your Electrolux?

Within the last few years. Would have to check’ exact date. We rarely could use it. When it wasn’t being “ repaired” the temperature settings were unreliable.